Notes Index
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This page serves as an index to my public notes and notebooks.
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Horton (2023): Large Language Models as Simulated Economic Agents
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Horton (2023) proposes simply and modestly using LLMs as computational analogues to “homo economicus,” or as “homo silicus”, to explore theoretical scenarios and reveal qualitative behavioral patterns that are similar to human experiments. The preprint also contains a cogent response to usual criticisms. Read more
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2026
Example of research dialogue with Claude Opus
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This is a part of a longer conversation between me and Claude Opus 4.6 Extended; we’re working on a method/conceptual paper draft discussing how to use LLMs to simulate human decision-makers in agent-based models meant to analyse circular economy markets. My inputs are in italics and in Read more
2025
Circular Economy: indicators and measurements
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Measuring circular economy in the EU
The current (2025) backbone is the revised EU Circular Economy Monitoring Framework (2023), which uses 11 indicators in 5 dimensions (production/consumption, waste management, secondary raw materials, competitiveness & innovation, and global sustainability). Read moreHorton (2023): Large Language Models as Simulated Economic Agents
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Horton (2023) proposes simply and modestly using LLMs as computational analogues to “homo economicus,” or as “homo silicus”, to explore theoretical scenarios and reveal qualitative behavioral patterns that are similar to human experiments. The preprint also contains a cogent response to usual criticisms. Read more
Notes: Examples of LLMs as Synthetic Human Responders and Agents
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This post discusses the use of large language models (LLMs) as synthetic human responders and agents in various research contexts. It includes examples of LLMs simulating human decision-making, generating personas, and their application in agent-based models. Read more
2022
On extinction risk, commons risk, and “natural” disasters
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Extinction risks or X-risks are an interesting research topic that, however, has its own share of problems. I have one article in the works about some of its blind spots, and will be getting back to the topic later. Meanwhile, here’s something on classifying extinction risks, based on the following paper: Read more
2011
Theories of design - is design problem-solving?
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The field of design theory is separated to two warring camps. On the one side are people following Donald Schön’s (1983) “Reflective Practitioner;” an epistemology of practice based on a close examination of what different practicioners actually do. On the other side, sometimes angrily denounced by Schön and his followers, is Herbert Simon’s “Sciences of the Artificial” (1969, 1996). Read more
(Descriptive) Theories of Change
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A note about theories of change. Read more